ICC Cricket World Cup
Administrator: International Cricket Council (ICC)
Format: One Day International
First edition: 1975 England
Latest edition: 2019 England & Wales
Next edition: 2023 India
Tournament format: Various
Number of teams: 20 (all tournaments) 14 (until 2015) 10 (current)
Current champion: England (1st title)
Most successful: Australia (5 titles)
Most runs: India Sachin Tendulkar (2,278)
Most wickets: Australia Glenn McGrath (71)
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with first qualification rounds leading up to a semifinals and then finals tournament.
The tournament is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events and is considered the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” by the ICC.